subjectĭo
ōnis, f.
I.
a laying, putting, or placing under.
I.
Lit.
A.
In gen.: rerum sub aspectum paene subjectio, Cic. de Or. 3, 53, 202: totius rei sub oculos subjectio, Gell. 10, 3, 7; Quint. 9, 2, 40.—
B.
In partic.
1.
A representation, Vitr. 9, 8; 9, 9.—
2.
A substituting, forging: testamentorum, Liv. 39, 18.—
II.
A subjugation, reduction to obedience: provinciarum, Oros. 3, 14 fin.: mentium, Ambros. in Psa. 118, Serm. 12, § 27: in omni subjectione, Vulg. 1 Tim. 2, 11; the state of slavery, Jornand. Get. 32.—
III.
Trop., an annexing, subjoining.
A.
In gen.: rationis, Auct. Her. 4, 17, 24.— Plur., Vitr. 9, 7, 7; 9, 8, 1.—
B.
In partic., rhet. t. t.
(a).
An answer subjoined by an orator to a question which he has just asked, Auct. Her. 4, 23, 33; Quint. 9, 3, 98. —
(b).
An added explanation, Auct. Her. 2, 18, 28.